Pot-holding attachment eor faucets



H. L. LECHLER. POT HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR FAUCETS. APPLICATION FILIEDFEB. 2- I922- 1,420, 197. Patented June 20, 1922. A

PTENT OFFICE.

POT-HOLDING- .ATTACHMENT FOR FAUCETS.

Application filed'February 2, 1922. Serial No. 533,541.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY L. LECHLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Pot-Holding Attachments for Faucets, ofwhich the following is a specification containing a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

My invention consists in the novel con; struction and combination ofparts hereinafter particularly described and distinctly claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved hook orhooked-support attachment for water-faucets, particularly for use uponthe faucets of kitchen sinks; whereby pots, kettles, and other bailedutensils may be supported while water from such faucets is flowing intothem, and thereby obviate the necessity of supporting said utensils byhand during the filling of same with water from said faucets; and whichattachment shall be very simple in construction and op eration, low incost, and durable and reliable in use upon said faucets.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a side-elevation of a faucet having my invention appliedthereto.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same, on line 22 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a side-elevation of a modified form of the invention, detachedfrom the faucet, and

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the modified form of the invention, removedfrom the faucet.

The numeral 1 designates the hook memher, which is to be made of anysuitable strong and durable metal or other material, and which isadapted to project centrally of the faucet nozzle 2, directly above thesame, so as to support the bailed vessel or utensil centrally below thesaid nozzle.

Formed integral with the rear portion of said hook-member 1 is asemicircular clampmember 3, the rear end of which is formed by aperforated ear 4.

A recess or shoulder 5 is formed in a reduced vertical wall 6, whichconnects said hook-member l and said clamp-member 8,

and said wall is provided with a perforation, through which is passed abolt or screw 7 for clamping a detachable clamping member 8 in position.

Said detachable clamping-member 8 has a perforated ear 9 at its forwardend, and

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 20, 1922. I

said bolt or screw 7 is passed through the perforation of said ear.

The rear end of said detachable clampingmember 8 may be connected to theperforated ear 40f the said clamp-member 8 by a bolt or screw 10 passedthrough the perforations of the rear overlapping perforated parts, or(as shown in Figs. 3 and a) the rear end of said detachableclamping-member may be provided with a reduced extension 11, in place ofa perforated ear, which detachably connects the parts by being insertedin the perforation of said perforated ear 4: of said clamp-member 3.

In operation, by tightening-up the bolt or screw 7 at the front of thedevice, (in either form of my invention), the hookmember 1 will bedetachably and firmly held in the position in which it is shown; andbailed vessels or utensils that are hung upon said hook-member will besupported while water or otherliquid runs from said faucetnozzle 2;thereby relieving the operators hand from the trouble and necessity ofsup porting the vessels or utensils while being filled.

I claim:

A hook-attachment for faucets, comprising a hook-member having asemicircular clamp-member integral therewith, said clamp-member at thejunction of said members being ofreduced section; a second semicircularclamp-member adapted to engage at one end said reduced section, and atits other end the opposite end of said firstnamed clamp-member; andmeans for interconnecting said clamp-members at both ends for adjustmentof said members on a support.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY L. LECHLER. Witnesses:

HENRY L. HIGDoN, EDNA E. CONRAD.

